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18, 1964, and, in the words of its current re-
sort director, Dwight Sanford, “pretty much
opened the world’s eyes to the British Virgin
Islands. The tourism business has increased
almost 10-fold since he stumbled upon this
little slice of paradise.”
The property became part of a chain of
Rockefeller-owned hotels and resorts called
Rockresorts Inc. at its inception, but its
ownership has changed hands a few times
since. Rosewood Hotels and Resorts LLC
acquired it in the 1990s and was the facility’s
principal operator until June 2011, when
the Rosewood group itself was taken over by
Hong Kong-based NewWorld Hospitality.
“There’s been no noticeable difference
